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Mon. 7/29/13 3:24pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:
I first heard of Farren via the writing credit (with Lemmy) for Hawkwind's "lost johnny" on the 1974 album -- had to go back & discover the Deviants, which was quite an awesome trip.

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Mon. 7/29/13 4:08pm
tim from champaign:
Ha! Yesterday I was thinking about when I met him 21 years ago. He was a cool guy. Leslie was working as a social worker at the VA hospital in Grand Rapids, MI at the time.

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Mon. 7/29/13 4:09pm
Cecile:
wow, sounds like a big career change for him. But doing good work!

Mon. 7/29/13 4:11pm
Mark:
Wow, that's amazing, Tim! How the hell did he end up in Grand Rapids, one wonders!

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Mon. 7/29/13 4:13pm
tim from champaign:
I can't remember anymore how he ended up in GR. Finding out he was a social worker really struck a chord because I was majoring in social work in college at that time. He was still a big dude too.

Mon. 7/29/13 4:15pm
KP:
Leslie West has had health problems but last I heard is gigging and recording.

Mon. 7/29/13 4:17pm
KP:
Probably his own problems led him to that field. He has lost a leg to diabetes but seems to have adjusted.

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Mon. 7/29/13 4:18pm
Yair Yona:
What You Get was originally released in 83-84, and it appears in the Yossi Elephant compilation that was out in 96

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Mon. 7/29/13 4:37pm
Yair Yona:
@DCE - the problem with grounding can come from different places. If the player goes through an external pre-amp or something, make sure it's on batteries/grounded properly. check the socket in the wall and try to place the player in a different socket. Try to see if there's a lighting dimmer on or some sort of electric influence from other cables put together. I had that problem for years and eventually I understood it's something inside that has to do with the engine. I replaced the record player and since then, there's no hum ;)

Mon. 7/29/13 4:38pm
northguineahills:
After I pay off my debts, the first thing I'm going to do around my third paycheck is get a some new record needles. I've been using the same one for 2.5 years, I usually replace mine every 6 months.

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Mon. 7/29/13 4:43pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:
My new (dirt cheap) receiver came with a free bonus hum on the Phono setting. I was delighted.

Mon. 7/29/13 4:44pm
northguineahills:
I abuse my needles from time to time, and I have multiple turntables. (down to four right now).

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Mon. 7/29/13 4:45pm
DCE:
yeah, that's it RTD, only hums on phono...mine's a vintage Kenwood that's really nice otherwise. But it's also too big to fit into the cabinet I have so it stands on its side next to my other componentry.

Mon. 7/29/13 4:45pm
Jujube:
this sounds good

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Mon. 7/29/13 4:47pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:
I dig, DCE -- I've checked cables, obvious ground issues, etc., but in my case it's just a cheapshit receiver. My 25+ year old Sony finally gave up the ghost & I was in a panic for weeks until getting something (anything) with a phono preamp setting....

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Mon. 7/29/13 4:49pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:
Mike East: Funny thing about that: Growing up in DC, there's always been these periods of bizarre deep humming roar outside, lasts about 25 seconds, comes from no direction. Conspiracy theories abound in the mind of a kid... I have yet to disprove any of those theories...

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Mon. 7/29/13 5:55pm
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Phono of course needs more amplifying than other components - just that needle in vinyl - so makes sense only that hums. You all know that...
- Re the DC Hum: ...When living in SouthernCalifornia would sometimes see mad twisty vapor trails across the sky that when they dispersed broke light into rainbows: Everyone thinks Cali. is so Liberal, but a lotta Military out there - Industry & Bases. Some kinda StarWars testing most likely - our taxdollars @ work on the lightshow...
- Could be test for SonicAttack - Hawkwind-stylee...